The Tax Foundation released its latest rankings of state tax burdens today (ABJ report here). Let the silliness begin. Taxes play a role in corporate and household location decisions, but they get way too much credit. Here’s how the Tax …
It’s no secret that I stand firmly behind the public sector’s role in accelerating growth of regional economies. Otherwise, I would not have done this, I would not be teaching this, and I definitely wouldn’t have spent the last 12 …
I’ll be at the Texas Economic Development Council’s 2012 Winter Meeting in Galveston on Thursday talking about what I learned working in Washington last year. The presentation will cover: – Federal strategies for supporting regional economic development – Why clusters …
We have a long way to go on the communications front when it comes to economic development. Thomas Friedman on manufacturing in his column today in the New York Times: “The days when Ford or General Electric would come to your …
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